[A2k] THE RIO 2006 DECLARATION ON DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT

[Paul Keller]

dear michelle,

thank you for bringing this to the attention of this list. this
resolution has indeed been drafted during the iSummit 2006 in rio.
however it has **not** been adopted yet. we are currently in the
process of finalizing the draft. a finalized version should be out by
the end of this month.

/paul keller (iCommons)


On Jul 6, 2006, at 11:14 AM, Michelle Childs wrote:

> Below is a link to and the text of the recent declaration adopted
> at the
> icommons meeting in Rio. It makes many of the points we made in the
> draft
> Paris Accord in very acessible prose. My one concern is that made
> by the
> recent UK MP's report that a right to circumvention may not be
> enough in
> the future when locks are embedded into hardware and software and
> so there
> also needs to be a right to remove the lock or have it removed.
> Michelle
>
> http://wiki.icommons.org/index.php/Declaration_on_DRM
> Declaration on DRM
> From iCommons wiki
> THE RIO 2006 DECLARATION ON DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
>
> PREAMBLE
> AS THE ATTENDEES OF THE 2006 iCOMMONS iSUMMIT, WE BELIEVE that the
> implementation of technical control of content through digital rights
> management systems (DRM) can hinder the development of arts and
> culture.
>
> WE BELIEVE that creators and distributors have legitimate interests in
> protecting their works, but that DRM is not an effective or necessary
> means to achieve those interests.
> WE BELIEVE that use of DRM is characteristic of a social order based
> around control and access permission, instead of cooperation towards
> common goals. Rules that were once arrived at through public
> deliberation
> and enforced through legal regulation become results of private
> decisions
> made by owners of DRM systems. The functioning of public
> institutions such
> a libraries, archives, universities and research centers, may be
> harmed by
> protection of content through DRM systems.
>
> WE BELIEVE that creative reuse is one of the bases of culture, and
> that
> creative reuse is a central freedom to take full advantage of new
> digital
> technologies. DRM hurts amateur and not-for-profit artists that
> cannot pay
> content licensing fees and until now have functioned in a space
> provided
> by fair use provisions.
>
> WE BELIEVE that DRM strengthens the position of intermediaries =96 media
> companies and publishers =96 at the cost of the rights of authors, as
> it is
> the former who introduce and control such measures. With the help
> of DRM,
> producers can set up strict distribution standards and force
> artists to
> adhere to them, even if these might be against their interest and
> restrict
> artistic freedoms.
>
> WE BELIEVE that competition is maximized when consumers receive the
> most
> rights =96 meaning content that is not encumbered with DRM systems. DRM
> means that the choice of media player is tied to the content
> itself, and
> can be used to create monopolies in the media player markets by
> content
> providers.
>
> NOW THEREFORE, we, the undersigned,
>
> (1) call for the creation of exceptions to anti-circumvention
> regimes that
> permit circumvention where it is undertaken for a lawful purpose;
>
> (2) call for the creation of exceptions to anti-circumvention
> regimes that
> permit the circulation of circumvention devices that can be used to
> enable
> a lawful use;
> (3) call for the exploration of new approaches such as flat fee or
> compulsory licensing of digital content;
>
> Retrieved from "http://wiki.icommons.org/index.php/Declaration_on_DRM"
>
>
> --
> Michelle Childs -Head of European Affairs
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